I'm Mark Taylor and I interview educators from around the world so that I can enable you to support your children to live, learn and grow to their full potential
Latest Podcast Episodes
Ethical Persuasion in Education with Patrick van der Burght (Cialdini Institute)
Mark Taylor talks with Patrick van der Burght — business partner of Dr. Robert Cialdini and founder member of the Cialdini Institute — about the science of ethical persuasion and what it means for teachers, parents, and school leaders.Patrick explains why 90-95% of our decisions are made by the brain’s fast, automatic “System 1” rather…
Read MoreFrom Career Days to Career Systems: Dr. Sophia Morgan on Fixing Career Education
Dr. Sophia Nicole Morgan is an educator, author, and entrepreneur whose work focuses on career literacy, academic advising, and helping students make intentional decisions about their futures. Her career spans Jamaica, the United States, and China. She is the founder of Explore Career Academy, a platform dedicated to helping schools integrate career exploration and college…
Read MoreWyzly Founder Adam Adler: Turning Screen Time Battles Into Learning Wins
Adam Adler is a Charleston-based founder and investor focused on building technology that creates healthier, more sustainable systems — for families, communities, and the next generation. The idea for Wyzly didn’t come from a pitch deck or a boardroom. It came from Adam’s daughter, Isla. At seven years old, Isla proposed a simple idea that…
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Top 10 resources you can use to support learning
As discussed by guests on the podcast these include:
A Children's Podcast, Mentoring, Online Teaching and Learning Tool, Science, Maths, Spelling, Reading & Writing, Arts, Resilience Empathy & Global Citizenship, Parent Engagement, Whole School Mental Health
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Most Recent Blog Posts
Bett Show 2025
I was invited to Bett UK to interview some incredible companies leading the way in education technology. I had the chance to sit down with Jamf, a company helping schools and businesses manage Apple devices, RM, a UK-based provider of tech solutions supporting IT infrastructure in schools, and Kahoot!, the interactive quiz platform that’s transforming how students engage with learning.…
Read MoreEquitable Classroom Practices for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Learners
Dr. Almitra L. Berry is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and consultant focused on the education of culturally and linguistically diverse learners in America’s K12 education system. Her research focuses on equity and academic achievement for marginalized learners – particularly in majority-of-color, low-wealth, large, urban school districts. She hosts the podcast, Educational Equity Emancipation; is…
Read MoreTeach to Work: Building a Pathway from Classroom to Career: Building a Pathway from Classroom to Career
Patty Alper I feel like ultimately my job as a mentor is to bring a student to their first success. Their first, yes I did. And then they earned their confidence. I had 14 year old students turn profits by the end of their senior year in high school, like make good money. When you…
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National Association for Primary Education
Our aim is to achieve a higher priority for the education of children from birth to 13. High quality learning in the early years of life is vitally important to the creation of an educated society. Young children are not simply preparing for the future, they are living a never to be repeated time of life and the best way to learn is to live.